at the console you might want to do a "rpm -e XFree86-xfs" first, then an
"rpm -Uvh XFree86-xfs*" as root! :)
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Michael Lewis wrote:
> Statux,
>
> I'm not going to chew your head off. All I was asking for is just
> something new to try. I want to learn this, it's just that after several
> long nights, I get ticked off (at myself a little;-) Thanks for the
> input. I read my XF86Config file and wrote down all the vital
> information. I tried to install the RPM XFree86-xfs.3.3.3.1-49, but I got
> an error message: cannot open file............ I read the man pages and
> now I'm trying to locate my font directories. Thanks again,
>
> Michael
>
>
> At 12:58 AM 11/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Words of advice: This isn't Microsoft. When it screws up, you don't go
> >reinstalling it unless it's overly borked. This isn't the land of "reboot
> >everytime a file gets accessed" or "reinstall because a config file needs
> >to be edited."
> >
> >Now.. it is true that sometimes a reinstall is the cleanest choice, as
> >long as it's not the whole distro.
> >
> >You have what looks to be a common font problem with X... that is.. it has
> >a problem finding something important, so it just won't start because
> >fixed is a highly needed font.
> >
> >Have you gone through your X config file or your font directories yet?
> >Don't take anything I've said to be rude or anything.. part of learning is
> >thinking for yourself :)
> >
> >font server.. XFree86-xfs
> >
> >"rpm -qa | grep XFree86" to see all your X packages that are installed.
> >
> >"man rpm" for help on how to use rpm.
> >
> >As of my writing this email, I'm the only one (apparently) to email you
> >with anything whatsoever... so please don't chew my head off :)
> >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm relatively new to Linux and I have a bit of a problem. I am running RH
> > > 6.0 and while using GIMP, there was a problem with a font or something and
> > > all of a sudden windows just started opening up like crazy and kept doing
> > > so until I ran out of RAM. The whole system froze and I couldn't do
> > > anything but shut it down. When I started it back up, and tried to startx,
> > > I got the following message:
> > >
> > > _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > > failed to set default font path ' unix/:-1"
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > could not open default font 'fixed'
> > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown)
> > >
> > > Right after I first installed this, my wife was working with the font
> > > manager and the same thing happened then as well, but I didn't lose X in
> > > the process that time. Is this font thing a common problem and what can I
> > > do to fix it. I still have my RH CD, but I can't find anything in my books
> > > that tells how to reinstall. Can I just reinstall the font server, if so,
> > > what directory is it under on the CD and how do I do it? I'm really
> > confused.
> > >
> > > Thanking you in advance,
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > > Michael Lewis
> > > Exasource Inc.
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> > >
> > > "Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve."
> > >
> > >
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> Michael Lewis
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> Suite 336
> Ft. Collins, CO. 80525
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> Fax: 970-282-0572
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